Lane Kiffin’s answer to coaching amid hot-seat rumors as it relates to Bryan Harsin is pure Kiffin
Only Lane Kiffin, man.
The Ole Miss coach was in top form Monday when asked about dealing with hot-seat rumors as a coach.
The topic seems relevant as his No. 9 Rebels face Auburn and coach Bryan Harsin, who has been the target of hot-seat talk for weeks.
“Well, I didn’t do very good,” Kiffin deadpanned. “I got fired after five games, so I’m probably not the one to ask how to do that. I was 3-2, so I’m probably not the right one to ask that.”
Kiffin, the former Alabama offensive coordinator, was notoriously fired in 2013 on an airport tarmac in Los Angeles by USC officials.
He has certainly referred to the firing over the years.
Ole Miss (6-0, 2-0 SEC) and Auburn (3-3, 1-2) play Saturday at 11 a.m. on ESPN. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial).
Jaxson Dart threw for a career-high 448 yards and three touchdowns on Saturday as Ole Miss overcame a 10-point deficit in routing Vanderbilt 52-28 for its first 6-0 start since 2014. The Rebels won their fourth straight in the series after trailing 20-10 in the second quarter.
Meanwhile, Stetson Bennett raced 64 yards for a touchdown, Daijun Edwards scored three times on the ground and No. 2 Georgia ran over Auburn 42-10 last week. Robby Ashford was 13 for 38 for 168 yards while frequently scrambling to elude pressure for the Tigers.
Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.